MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A68
Motherboard	MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 782 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 121 Parallax 128 103% 125 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 121 Splatting 93.4 101% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 47 35 38 32 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 428 Write 123 Mixed 42 SusWrite 41.1 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 63.7 DQ Mixed 0.1 28% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$69 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 148GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 46 49 49 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 70% Great: 119%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 530GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 432 401 412 428 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,458 Write 1,550 Mixed 1,079 SusWrite 542 259% 1,157 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 79.4 282% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 268 342% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 255%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 6.6 5.6 7.4 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 392GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 81 85 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 86.9 Write 76.3 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 83.6 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 30.4 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 34.6 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) Builds (Compare 1,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	757x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	353x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	225x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	213x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	35x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16